HB 693 — Aggravating Factors for Capital Felonies
Last action — Chapter No. 2025-79
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Ron DeSantis (Republican) on May 22, 2025.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Aggravating Factors for Capital Felonies; Provides additional aggravating factor for sentencing for capital felonies if victim was gathered with one or more persons for specified activities.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
4 added · 3 removed4 line(s) added, 3 removed.
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S ENROLLED HB 693 2025 ALegislature bill2 to be entitled An act relating to aggravating factors for capital felonies;
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- Introduced H 693 Filed pdf
Action History
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Chapter No. 2025-79
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Approved by Governor
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
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Ordered enrolled
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In Messages
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Passed; YEAS 32 NAYS 5
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Read 3rd time
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Read 2nd time
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Substituted for SB 984
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
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Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy
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Received
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Referred to Fiscal Policy
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In Messages
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Passed; YEAS 96, NAYS 10
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Read 3rd time
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Added to Third Reading Calendar
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Placed on 3rd reading
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Read 2nd time
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Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/3/2025)
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Added to Second Reading Calendar
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Bill released to House Calendar
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Reported out of Judiciary Committee
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Favorable by Judiciary Committee
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Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
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Now in Judiciary Committee
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Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
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Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda
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Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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Referred to Judiciary Committee
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Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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Filed
Sponsors
- Alex Rizo · Cosponsor
- Mike Redondo · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on · 15 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Redondo, Mike Republican
Co-sponsors (1)
- Rizo, Alex Republican
Not signed on (162)
162 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 162 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| No Party Affiliation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 84% | 13% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (38)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Ingoglia | — | Yea |
| Collins | — | Not Voting |
| Arrington, Kristen Aston | Democrat | Nay |
| Berman, Lori | Democrat | Yea |
| Bernard, Mack | Democrat | Yea |
| Davis, Tracie | Democrat | Nay |
| Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" | Democrat | Yea |
| Osgood, Rosalind | Democrat | Nay |
| Polsky, Tina Scott | Democrat | Yea |
| Rouson, Darryl Ervin | Democrat | Yea |
| Sharief, Barbara | Democrat | Yea |
| Smith, Carlos Guillermo | Democrat | Nay |
| Pizzo, Jason W. B. | No Party Affiliation | Yea |
| Albritton, Ben | Republican | Yea |
| Boyd, Jim | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley, Jennifer | Republican | Yea |
| Brodeur, Jason | Republican | Yea |
| Burgess, Danny | Republican | Yea |
| Burton, Colleen | Republican | Yea |
| Calatayud, Alexis | Republican | Yea |
| DiCeglie, Nick | Republican | Yea |
| Gaetz, Don | Republican | Yea |
| Garcia, Ileana | Republican | Yea |
| Grall, Erin | Republican | Nay |
| Gruters, Joe | Republican | Yea |
| Harrell, Gayle | Republican | Yea |
| Hooper, Ed | Republican | Yea |
| Leek, Thomas J. "Tom" | Republican | Yea |
| Martin, Jonathan | Republican | Yea |
| McClain, Stan | Republican | Yea |
| Passidomo, Kathleen | Republican | Yea |
| Rodriguez, Ana Maria | Republican | Yea |
| Simon, Corey | Republican | Yea |
| Truenow, Keith L. | Republican | Yea |
| Trumbull, Jay | Republican | Yea |
| Vacant | Republican | Yea |
| Wright, Tom A. | Republican | Yea |
| Yarborough, Clay | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 73 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Democrat | 19 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 96 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| % of votes cast | 81% | 8% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (119)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 693 do?
- Aggravating Factors for Capital Felonies; Provides additional aggravating factor for sentencing for capital felonies if victim was gathered with one or more persons for specified activities.
- Who sponsors HB 693?
- HB 693 is sponsored by Rizo, Alex (Republican) and Redondo, Mike (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 693?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2025. Enacted.
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